Chapter- 2

A dungeon gate connects to a pocket dimension called a dungeon. There are many types but generally a dungeon is of a specific environment that supports monsters of that niche. These monsters are then subdued and their bodies are used to craft potions, artifacts, weapons, armor, etc. thus they are of great importance.

A dungeon spawns monsters and possesses a dungeon core which needs to be destroyed in order to eliminate the dungeon for good. If the dungeon keeps spawning monsters then wouldn't not subduing it be better as it can then provide infinite resources? Well that is correct that's why dungeons are controlled to keep a stable supply of resources coming but after a certain duration of time a 'dungeon break' happens due to which monsters are spewed out which can be very dangerous for the normal population.

170 years ago dungeon gates appeared all around the world and started spewing monsters that threaten mankind as a whole. However, around 8% of the population awakened and became capable of wielding mana. With the capabilities of mana, people killed many monsters to protect their loved ones however molding mana into different elements proved to extremely difficult and most of the awakened couldn't even utilize it in battles. That's when the strongest awakened of that time barged into the territory of elves and enslaved them bringing back a mayhem amount of grimoires. These grimoires already had runes etched into them and increased the efficiency of mana control many times. With them, every awakened became capable of casting spells. 

These grimoires possessed 'ego' and chose their 'holders' themselves according to their innate potential and mana affinity towards certain elements. One grimoire belonged to one individual only and they would pass on to another holder only after the previous holder died. 

The strength of the spells possessed in a grimoire can be determined in accordance with the number of stars present on their cover. 1-star grimoire being the weakest and 2-star the most common while 5-star being the strongest and rarest that humanity knows of. A holder doesn't need to be able to utilize all the spells present in their grimoire and often times most people are not able to bring forth the full potential of their grimoire. 

'One individual can possess only one grimoire however I happen to possess two' thought Kevin.

'I think it is because of my twin. One week ago Jason's grimoire flew into my room and I became capable of utilizing it too. But I have kept that fact hidden from the eyes of everyone because me possibly being the only human to possess two grimoires could get me some unwanted trouble '

'Jason after getting discharged from the hospital said that he could no longer feel any connection to his grimoire and thus he went to the central library to get another one. He was able to get another one so I hid the fact that his old grimoire belongs to me '

'But now he is in danger, when a dungeon gate becomes red it means it becomes inaccessible and impossible to leave for a certain duration of time all while the time inside the dungeon starts to flow at a faster rate. It means his chances of surviving are very low '

All three professors of section E rushed towards the gate, professor Snake banged on the red portal "This is a dire situation! Someone call the headmaster "

"Leave it their chances of surviving are very low. We cannot do anything but pray to the heavens above " said another professor. " I need to help him, my brother is in there" shouted Kevin towards the same professor 

"oh shit, why did you have to go in a dungeon now when you didn't even possess aura oh god !"Kevin said while gritting his teeth 

While he was getting ready to pounce on the dungeon gate a heavy pressure bore down on him

"THE HEADMASTERS HERE !"

" Tell me the situation," said the headmaster 

"Sir professor Gumblehobe took some students inside the dungeon gate for aura training when all of a sudden the gate turned red "

"hmm the situation's hopeless, which important students are currently inside "

"According to the reports Brock from GoldenBird, Jason from BlackLotus, and Addy from Wingstop are inside the dungeon "

"If any of the said students were not able to survive then we will have to bear these guilds' hostility" 

Headmaster then addressed all the students with his booming voice " It seems we are not capable of doing anything at the moment please all students calm down and all the classes for the whole academy are dismissed " 

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**Later that evening,**

"Today 10 AM morning professor Gumblehobe dived in a dungeon gate along with some students which then turned red endangering those students. We have received the news that three students were in the heir line of gold-rated guilds, these being Brock, Addy, and Jason with Jason belonging to the famous archer guild BlackLotus. Experts are suggesting that with the dungeon being an F- grade dungeon, the chances of the inexperienced students surviving are quite low, especially considering the fact Professor Gumblehobe's constitution is already on a decline…."

Kevin looked at the news channel with fear in his eyes all while sitting on a sofa in a fairly sized modern room, around him an elder was present "What do you think young master " said the elder 

" hmm even though he belongs to our enemy guild BlackLotus, it doesn't change the fact that he still is my brother "

Suddenly the door to the room opened and some middle-aged and old people entered the room.

One of them, a fairly beautiful woman said "Young master rejoice! with this, our enemy's position will be weakened and WhiteRose will finally surpass them "

"shut up mongrel!" lashed out Kevin with extreme anger and frustration in his voice 

"oh wait we are getting the report that the dungeon gate has turned back to being blue but as of now no student has exited, it seems those students are either dead or still stuck deep inside the dungeon away from the gate," said the anchor on the news channel to which Kevin's ear instantly perked up.

"I am going back to the academy," said Kevin before taking his jacket which lay on the sofa.

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**Back at the academy** 

A group of people comprising middle-aged people stood in front of the gate 

"The gate only allows people of F-rank or below to enter, and Professor Gumblehobe was the only F-ranker present in the academy, we need F-ranked people to retrieve students but even the weakest mercenaries are E-ranked and no F-ranker is willing to take up the request because of the danger included because were to fail either they die or face the wraith of gold-rated guilds " said one professor.

"Hmm it seems these students themselves will have to take the initiative," said the headmaster.

"But sir these are young students, it has only been a week since they enrolled into the academy, they are inexperienced and risk dying were they to enter the dungeon"

"Someone has to save the students and with them being F-ranked, only they can enter the dungeon, the 2nd and 3rd-year students are higher ranked, "said another professor.

"Hmm get the poor students to enter the dungeon, entice them with the opportunity to obtain high-end elixirs and other benefits at the academy, it is important that the students inside survive or else not only will the reputation of our academy deteriorate but we will have to face the wraith of gold-rated guilds ." said the headmaster 

"But sir "

"enough, saving them is more important than the lives of some poor puny students "

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**At the academy hostel, in one of the student's rooms**

"So what was the incident today" said one student 

"yeah bruh red gate in the 1st week I think we should drop from this academy I don't want to die, " said another 

"Hey did you see the notification on your watch, all 1st year students have been summoned to section E " chimed the 3rd one 

"why.... are they going to send us too ..... for what give company to the dead and shit," said the student from before.

"Don't know but I guess it is urgent let us hurry up"

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**Section E**

" Students those who wish to save their fellow comrades may step in, worry not because were you to succeed, an advanced grade potion will be provided to you ... yes the one which will otherwise cost you 4 million ... a sum of money you will probably never see in your entire life "

"I will go in, I need to save my brother," said Kevin loudly.

"I will too," said another student 

"me too," said another 

"hmm very well then these 3 students will be provided with mana artifacts of their choice," said the headmaster 

As all of this was happening a particular handsome youth was watching it. With grey eyes and smooth messy hair white at the ends and black at the roots, he stood 6 ft tall with a well-defined jawline and muscular physic .'it is basically a death sentence' he mused when suddenly something flickered in his vision followed by a ding sound 

*System prompt: Quest- Save Brock, Jason, and Addy from the clutches of the dungeon*

 *Reward-Shadow hop(G-rank)*

 *Failure -Lock on shadow eater(B-rank) for a week* 

'Ah I guess I need to save them, well since the system is only giving me a G-rank skill it seems the quest is pretty easy and I will get an advanced-grade potion too '

"I will go in too sir, "said Ryan before stepping into the blue gate .